Busan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$395	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.48M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4837th and 5612th ($1122 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 14th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 181st and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zapopan

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	Busan	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$5160

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844